I Think Ur a Contra Lyrics

Lyric discussion by Andie4 

Cover art for I Think Ur a Contra lyrics by Vampire Weekend

He's saying he went into a relationship or whatever, and it turned out to be opposite of what he thought it would be.The girl he's aiming this towards ended up wanting something else, not him. All he wanted was her and she turned away and went into a different direction.

-"You said, 'Never pick sides, Never choose between two' Well I just wanted you, I just wanted you." I think he's saying she CONTRAdicted her own words, because she chose to leave him for better things.

Yep, you basically got it. He thinks of himself as being revolutionary (contra-culture?) and he thought she was too. But after they dated for two months he starts to think that she is more more "mainstream" than he wants to be. Although he does seem to think she has good taste in music, like the Clash "Complete Control" so he's not sure ("I don't know) After it all breaks up he realizes he just wanted her and maybe he shouldn't have cared whether she was revolutionary or hip enough.